Tag Archives: Education
Students and staff mask use 'strongly recommended' in NESD
Masking is being strongly recommended when school begins later this week in the North East School Division (NESD).The province wide masking mandate for indoor public places was lifted on July 11 but n...
Aug 30, 2021
Workers call for province-wide plan, mandatory masking as school year approaches
School resumes in Saskatchewan this week, but there hasn't yet been a comprehensive set of rules around COVID-19 protocols from the provincial government. So far, they've mostly left such rules in the...
Aug 30, 2021
Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones
The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...
Aug 27, 2021
Sask Polytechnic and U-Sask draw line in sand on vaccination
Universities across the country are starting to unveil their plans for the school year ahead, and most of them include some form of vaccine requirement. This will be true for both the University of Sa...
Aug 25, 2021
Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021
The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...
Aug 25, 2021
No mask or vaccination mandates for schools as health ministry updates COVID-19 plan
The provincial health ministry has released a statement with some updated guidelines for school divisions on future vaccination plans, contact tracing and self-isolating measures.For the last several ...
Aug 20, 2021
NDP calling for clear back-to-school plan, province considering allowing 11-year-olds vaccinations
In two weeks, thousands of kids will be streaming into schools once again, but with public health orders and the Delta variant now dominant the NDP is sounding the alarm."As a parent, I think that I s...
Aug 19, 2021
Federal-provincial child care announcement receives mixed reactions from families and workers impacted
Prince Albert's Summer Hayward has a four year old son and pays over $500 a month for day care. That will change following Friday's joint announcement from the federal and provincial governments, that...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021
SouthGrow and MNP issue call for Agri-food Futures Scholarship applicants
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — In a continuing investment in the future of Southern Alberta`s agri-food economy, the SouthGrow Regional Economic Development Alliance has issued a call for applicants to apply...
Aug 09, 2021